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Duties
Requirements
Conditions of employment
GS-11:
In addition to the Basic Requirements for this position, your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-09 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector.
Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: 1) Applying a comprehensive knowledge of library functions to modify standard library practices, precedents and techniques; adapt computer systems; or make significant departures from previous approaches to similar problems or projects to solve a variety of information access, dissemination and preservation problems; 2) Applying principles, concepts, and methodology of cataloging policies and procedures that enable access to a specialized collection of materials; 3) Locating information related to naval maritime and military history from a wide variety of published and unpublished sources and electronic databases; 4) Assisting in cataloging of difficult material, sometimes requiring considerable knowledge of naval, maritime, military and American history and the social sciences; and 5) Creating specialized bibliographies (subjects, serials, cruise books, rare books, maps, and audiovisuals).
GS-09:
In addition to the Basic Requirements for this position, your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-07 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector.
Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: 1) Applying basic principles, concepts, and methodology of cataloging policies and procedures; 2) Assisting with locating information related to naval maritime and military history from a wide variety of published and unpublished sources and electronic databases; 3) Assisting senior staff in cataloging material; and 4) Annotating bibliographies on specific subjects and compiling the information packages.
Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website:
Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.
Education
Applicants must meet the following positive education qualifications requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualifications Standards Manual: Applicants must possess
1410 Librarian:
Completion of 1 full academic year of graduate study in library science in an accredited college or university, in addition to completion of all work required for a bachelor's degree;
OR
A total of at least 5 years of a combination of college-level education, training, and experience. To qualify on this basis, the applicant must establish conclusively that the education, training, and experience provided a knowledge and understanding of the theories, principles, and techniques of professional librarianship; a knowledge of literature resources; and the knowledge and abilities essential for providing effective library and information services.
In lieu of specialized experience, you may qualify with the following education or combination of both education and experience:
Education Substitution for Experience at the GS-11 Level: 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education in library science or doctoral degree (Ph.D. or equivalent) related to the position
Education Substitution for Experience at the GS-09 Level: 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education or master's in library science or equivalent graduate degree, e.g., LL.B. or J.D., related to the position.
A transcript must be submitted with your application if qualifying using education. See Required Documents for additional information.
1420 Archivist:
Bachelor's degree in archival science or bachelor's degree with a major that includes 18 semester hours in archival science, history and/or in political science or government, and 12 semester hours in one or any combination of the following: archival science, history, American civilization, economics, political science, public administration, or government.
OR
Combination of education and experience - at least 30 semester hours that included courses as shown above, plus appropriate experience or additional education.
In lieu of specialized experience, you may qualify with the following education or combination of both education and experience:
Education Substitution for Experience at the GS-11 Level: 3 years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. degree or Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree
Education Substitution for Experience at the GS-09 Level: 2 years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a master's degree or master's or equivalent graduate degree
A transcript must be submitted with your application if qualifying using education. See Required Documents for additional information.
Additional information
This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program.
Additional vacancies may be filled by this announcement.
A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if the selectee fails to meet the pre-employment requirements, including failure to report to any of the scheduled appointments.
During the application process you will have the ability to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions in the local commuting area. Depending on the hiring organization and the position being filled, job requirements (e.g., security clearance, travel, drug testing, financial disclosure filing, bargaining unit status, etc.) may vary. Other hiring managers filling similar positions may offer relocation expense reimbursement and/or may offer recruitment incentives for new employees, depending on funding availability and in accordance with policy. If you opt-in and are referred on a certificate, your resume will be available to other hiring managers for 180-days from the date the job announcement closes. Opting in does not impact your application for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further consideration for additional positions.
Federal annuitant information: The selection of an annuitant is subject to the Department of Defense and Department of the Navy policy on the employment of annuitants. Policy information may be found at:
ICTAP Applicants: To be considered well-qualified and exercise selection priority as an ICTAP candidate, displaced Federal employees must satisfy all qualification requirements for the position and receive a rating in the highly qualified category (score 85) or higher. ICTAP candidates must provide copies of all of the following documentation at the time of application: 1) agency notice; 2) most recent performance appraisal; and 3) most recent SF-50 or notification of personnel action that includes position, grade level, and duty location. Applicants who do not provide this documentation will not receive consideration as an ICTAP candidate. For more information about ICTAP eligibility please review the following link:
Military Spouse Preference applicants will be placed at the highest grade for which they have applied and are determined Best Qualified (BQ). A BQ military spouse possesses knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies comparable to others who meet the competitive referral criteria for the specific position.
PPP applicants will be placed at the FPL, if determined Well Qualified (WQ). To receive priority consideration, the FPL must be the same grade level or equivalent of the retained grade or the grade held immediately prior to separation.
Vacancies filled from this announcement may be filled at any grade level listed.
If selected below the full performance level, you may be noncompetitively promoted to the next higher grade level after meeting all regulatory requirements, and upon the recommendation of management. Promotion is neither implied nor guaranteed.
- You will use specialized knowledge of photographic archives, databases, and rights management to curate, catalog, and produce descriptive subject guides and/or finding aids for researchers and staff.
- You will maintain photo metadata authority files (including personal names, vessels, aircraft, naval operations, conflicts, etc.), establish and revise accession records, and develop cross-references and analytics as needed.
- You will participate in collection management and development for the Photo Archive, assisting with the acquisition, donation, organization, maintenance, preservation, and deaccession of materials.
- You will digitize a variety of historic naval photographic materials (i.e., glass plates negatives, prints, film) for digitization projects and to fulfill Requests for Information and publish digital assets onto the NHHC website.
- You will coordinate conservation and preservation strategies across all photographic collections, maintaining environmental, housing, and specialized treatment of all photographic formats.
- You will need to provide comprehensive reference, research, copyright advisory, and instructional services to individuals and groups.
- You will provide reference and research support through in-person appointments, email correspondence, and telephone inquiries.
Requirements
Conditions of employment
- Must be a US Citizen.
- Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
- Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
- New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov
- Generally, current federal employees applying for GS jobs must serve at least one year at the next lower grade level. This requirement is called time-in-grade. Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
- Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.
- Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
- You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.
GS-11:
In addition to the Basic Requirements for this position, your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-09 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector.
Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: 1) Applying a comprehensive knowledge of library functions to modify standard library practices, precedents and techniques; adapt computer systems; or make significant departures from previous approaches to similar problems or projects to solve a variety of information access, dissemination and preservation problems; 2) Applying principles, concepts, and methodology of cataloging policies and procedures that enable access to a specialized collection of materials; 3) Locating information related to naval maritime and military history from a wide variety of published and unpublished sources and electronic databases; 4) Assisting in cataloging of difficult material, sometimes requiring considerable knowledge of naval, maritime, military and American history and the social sciences; and 5) Creating specialized bibliographies (subjects, serials, cruise books, rare books, maps, and audiovisuals).
GS-09:
In addition to the Basic Requirements for this position, your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-07 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector.
Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: 1) Applying basic principles, concepts, and methodology of cataloging policies and procedures; 2) Assisting with locating information related to naval maritime and military history from a wide variety of published and unpublished sources and electronic databases; 3) Assisting senior staff in cataloging material; and 4) Annotating bibliographies on specific subjects and compiling the information packages.
Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website:
Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.
Education
Applicants must meet the following positive education qualifications requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualifications Standards Manual: Applicants must possess
1410 Librarian:
Completion of 1 full academic year of graduate study in library science in an accredited college or university, in addition to completion of all work required for a bachelor's degree;
OR
A total of at least 5 years of a combination of college-level education, training, and experience. To qualify on this basis, the applicant must establish conclusively that the education, training, and experience provided a knowledge and understanding of the theories, principles, and techniques of professional librarianship; a knowledge of literature resources; and the knowledge and abilities essential for providing effective library and information services.
In lieu of specialized experience, you may qualify with the following education or combination of both education and experience:
Education Substitution for Experience at the GS-11 Level: 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education in library science or doctoral degree (Ph.D. or equivalent) related to the position
Education Substitution for Experience at the GS-09 Level: 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education or master's in library science or equivalent graduate degree, e.g., LL.B. or J.D., related to the position.
A transcript must be submitted with your application if qualifying using education. See Required Documents for additional information.
1420 Archivist:
Bachelor's degree in archival science or bachelor's degree with a major that includes 18 semester hours in archival science, history and/or in political science or government, and 12 semester hours in one or any combination of the following: archival science, history, American civilization, economics, political science, public administration, or government.
OR
Combination of education and experience - at least 30 semester hours that included courses as shown above, plus appropriate experience or additional education.
In lieu of specialized experience, you may qualify with the following education or combination of both education and experience:
Education Substitution for Experience at the GS-11 Level: 3 years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. degree or Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree
Education Substitution for Experience at the GS-09 Level: 2 years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a master's degree or master's or equivalent graduate degree
A transcript must be submitted with your application if qualifying using education. See Required Documents for additional information.
Additional information
This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program.
Additional vacancies may be filled by this announcement.
A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if the selectee fails to meet the pre-employment requirements, including failure to report to any of the scheduled appointments.
During the application process you will have the ability to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions in the local commuting area. Depending on the hiring organization and the position being filled, job requirements (e.g., security clearance, travel, drug testing, financial disclosure filing, bargaining unit status, etc.) may vary. Other hiring managers filling similar positions may offer relocation expense reimbursement and/or may offer recruitment incentives for new employees, depending on funding availability and in accordance with policy. If you opt-in and are referred on a certificate, your resume will be available to other hiring managers for 180-days from the date the job announcement closes. Opting in does not impact your application for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further consideration for additional positions.
Federal annuitant information: The selection of an annuitant is subject to the Department of Defense and Department of the Navy policy on the employment of annuitants. Policy information may be found at:
ICTAP Applicants: To be considered well-qualified and exercise selection priority as an ICTAP candidate, displaced Federal employees must satisfy all qualification requirements for the position and receive a rating in the highly qualified category (score 85) or higher. ICTAP candidates must provide copies of all of the following documentation at the time of application: 1) agency notice; 2) most recent performance appraisal; and 3) most recent SF-50 or notification of personnel action that includes position, grade level, and duty location. Applicants who do not provide this documentation will not receive consideration as an ICTAP candidate. For more information about ICTAP eligibility please review the following link:
Military Spouse Preference applicants will be placed at the highest grade for which they have applied and are determined Best Qualified (BQ). A BQ military spouse possesses knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies comparable to others who meet the competitive referral criteria for the specific position.
PPP applicants will be placed at the FPL, if determined Well Qualified (WQ). To receive priority consideration, the FPL must be the same grade level or equivalent of the retained grade or the grade held immediately prior to separation.
Vacancies filled from this announcement may be filled at any grade level listed.
If selected below the full performance level, you may be noncompetitively promoted to the next higher grade level after meeting all regulatory requirements, and upon the recommendation of management. Promotion is neither implied nor guaranteed.
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